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EC0-350 · Question #124

You are trying to break into a highly classified top-secret mainframe computer with highest security system in place at Merclyn Barley Bank located in Los Angeles. You know that conventional hacking…

The correct answer is B. Try to hang around the local pubs or restaurants near the bank, get talking to a poorly-paid or. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

Question

You are trying to break into a highly classified top-secret mainframe computer with highest security system in place at Merclyn Barley Bank located in Los Angeles. You know that conventional hacking doesn't work in this case, because organizations such as banks are generally tight and secure when it comes to protecting their systems. In other words you are trying to penetrate an otherwise impenetrable system. How would you proceed?

Options

  • ALook for "zero-day" exploits at various underground hacker websites in Russia and China and
  • BTry to hang around the local pubs or restaurants near the bank, get talking to a poorly-paid or
  • CLaunch DDOS attacks against Merclyn Barley Bank's routers and firewall systems using 100, 000
  • DTry to conduct Man-in-the-Middle (MiTM) attack and divert the network traffic going to the Merclyn

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    3% (1)
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    85% (34)
  • C
    8% (3)
  • D
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